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Question 1

A plaintiff files a federal diversity action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The federal court must apply state substantive law but federal procedural law. Which case established this fundamental framework?

Pennoyer v. Neff Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins International Shoe Co. v. Washington Hanna v. Plumer

Correct Answer:

Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins

Question 2

An Illinois corporation sues a Wisconsin defendant in federal court in Illinois for a state-law breach of contract. The amount in controversy is $80,000. May the federal court hear the case under diversity jurisdiction?

No, because the amount in controversy does not exceed $75,000 No, because both parties must be from different states than the forum Yes, because there is complete diversity and the amount exceeds $75,000 Yes, but only if the contract was formed in Illinois

Correct Answer:

Yes, because there is complete diversity and the amount exceeds $75,000

Question 3

A defendant from Florida has never been to Illinois but operates an interactive website through which he knowingly sold a defective product to an Illinois resident, causing injury in Illinois. The Illinois resident sues in Illinois. Under the minimum-contacts analysis, is personal jurisdiction likely proper?

No, because the defendant has never physically entered Illinois Yes, because Illinois has a legitimate interest in protecting all of its residents from any harm No, because website operators can never be sued outside their home state Yes, because the defendant purposefully availed himself of the Illinois market and the claim arises from that contact

Correct Answer:

Yes, because the defendant purposefully availed himself of the Illinois market and the claim arises from that contact

Question 4

A plaintiff files a complaint in federal court. The defendant believes the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Which motion should the defendant file?

A motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 A motion for a more definite statement under Rule 12(e) A motion for judgment on the pleadings under Rule 12(c) A motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6)

Correct Answer:

A motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6)

Question 5

A plaintiff sues a defendant and loses on the merits after a full trial. The plaintiff then files a second suit against the same defendant asserting a different legal theory but arising from the same transaction. The defendant raises claim preclusion. How should the court rule?

The second suit may proceed because it asserts a new legal theory The second suit is barred by res judicata because it arises from the same transaction and could have been raised in the first suit The second suit is barred only if the plaintiff actually litigated the new theory before The second suit may proceed because claim preclusion applies only to defendants

Correct Answer:

The second suit is barred by res judicata because it arises from the same transaction and could have been raised in the first suit

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